November visit to Newcastle
I spent the first ten days of November back in Newcastle, visiting with Kate and Sean ... again!!! It was great. We saw two Shakespearean plays - Much Ado About Nothing and King John, the Pirates of Penzance operetta, Lord of the Dance Irish dancing, and three films: History Boys (10/10), The Queen (10/10), and I alone saw Borat (probably 3/10 but very funny in spots). The Irish - mother, father, and three of the nine kids (four if you count Sean and five if you count the fact that we saw Brian in Edinburgh) were over for a visit. They all went to a soccer match. I didn't because I've been to so many in my life, I wanted to leave my seat for someone less fortunate.
The two top photos give a small idea of the beautiful rooflines in Newcastle. The next photo is of the front entrance to Cafe Royale, our favourite place to sit, eat and to drink coffee. The photo beside the one of Kate and Sean is of Eithne, Niamh, Clodagh, Brian, and Eanagh in Edinburgh. We spent the day there ... it's only a little over an hour to get there by train from Newcastle.
2 comments:
I was slightly thrown by the tag "an aspiring rambler". I wondered how you could you aspire to be a rambler.
One definition of "ramble" is "to explore idly" while another is "to talk or write in a desultory or long-winded wandering fashion". So I wonder should I tell you the "aspiring" is superfluous or could that be construed in an insulting manner?
Marily,
You and your blog look great. The beauty that you have been bringing to the world is still the same marvellous beauty that me and my family enjoyed 15 years ago when we first knew you.
Nagwa
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